Paper doll.



No. 723,438. PATENTED MAR. 24, 1903. K. V. BETTS.

PAPER DOLL.

, APPLICATION FILED DEG. a0, 1902.

no MODEL.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

KATE V. BETTS, OF EAST ORANGE, NEW JERSEY.

PAPER DOLL.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 723,438, dated March24, 1903. Application filed December 30,1902. Serial No. 137.214.(Nomodel-l To aZZ whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, KATE V. BETTS, of 345 William street, East Orange,county of Es sex, State of New Jersey, have invented a new and usefulImprovement in Dolls, of which the following is a specification.

The present invention relates to dolls made out of flat sheet material,such as paper, cardboard, or similar material.

The object of the invention is to provide a doll of the characterdescribed which shall be susceptible of being-placed in difierentpositions simulating those of the human body. The ordinary paper dollcan only stand upright when propped up, leaning bodily on a support.WVith my construction the doll is able to maintain either a standing orsitting position at will.

In the drawings I have illustrated a construction illustrating myinvention, in which- Figure 1 is a front elevation view. Fig. 2 is aperspective view showing the doll in sitting posture. Fig. 3 is a detailview in section of a portion of the sliding member. Fig. 4 is aperspective view of the supporting device.

Like figures of reference refer to like parts in the several views ofthe drawings.-

Referring to the drawings in detail, 1 designates the doll, which ismade of suitable sheet material, such as cardboard, and islongitudinally divided by the central slot 2. At portions of the body ofthe doll substantially corresponding to the hip and knee joints thereare provided bending-lines, that at the hip-joint being designated bythe numeral 3 and those of the knee being designated by the numeral 4.Where the doll is made of cardboard, these bending-lines consist simplyof a crease reinforced by some flexible material, such as linen ormuslin, this re inforcing-strip at hip-joint being designated in thedrawings by the numeral 5. 6 designates the movable bracing-piece, whichis provided with a flange 7 at its lower end for the purposeshereinafter described. The sliding member is provided with engagingpieces 8, which project through the longitudinalslot and are bent overparallel with the plane of the body of the doll, loosely engaging bothsides of the longitudinal slot 2.

The proportionsof the doll andthe size of the bracing-piece are suchthat when the cally rigid.

' bracing-piece is in its lowermost position (indicated in Fig. 1) itwill overlap both the hip and knee bending lines, making them practi-The bracing-piece will come to rest at its lowermost position upon anysuitable stops, the bows 9 serving this purpose in the constructionillustrated in the drawings. When thebracing-piece is in this position,the doll will assume and maintain an upright position by the flap orflange 7 of the bracing-piece resting in the groove of the support 10.To permit the doll to assume and maintain a sitting posture, thebracingpiece is moved to its uppermost position. (Indicated in Fig. 2.)

The support 10 preferably consists of asuit- 7o able sheet of material,such as cardboard, creased and folded on its upper surface to present agroove for the flap or flange 7, and two sidepieces of the support beingconnected at'their loweredges by connectingstrips 11.

What is claimed as new is- 1. A doll of sheet material provided with oneor more bending-lines and a movable bracing-piece, substantially asspecified.

2. A doll of sheet material provided with hip and knee bending lines anda movable bracing-piece designed to overlap both hip and knee bendinglines in order to render the doll rigid.

3. A-doll of sheet material and provided with a longitudinal centralslot, a'movable bracing-piece having engaging members projecting throughsaid slot.

4. A doll of sheet material provided with 0 a central longitudinal slot,bending-lines at hip and knee portions, a movable bracingpiece providedwith engaging members projecting through the slot.

5. A doll of sheet material and provided 5 with a movable bracing-pieceand a support upon which said bracing-piece rests.

6. Adoll of sheet material having knee and hip bending lines, a movablebracingpiece andasupport upon which said movable 10a bracing-piecerests.

- In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand this 15th day ofDecember, 1902.

K ATE. V. BETTS.

Witnesses:

ANNA. E. LINDSAY, MONTGOMERY LINDSAY.

